Appearing in "Ashes to Ashes"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Felix Alvarez
- Kathy Dare
- Erica Sondheim
- Abe Zimmer
- Mrs. Arbogast
- Happy Hogan
- Pepper Potts
- Rae LaCoste
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Tony Stark (in Cryo-Chamber)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- Avengers West Coast
- Howard Stark (Only in flashback)
- Maria Stark (Only in flashback)
- Smithers (First appearance) (Howard Stark's butler) (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Whiplash's whips
- Blizzard Armor
- Beetle Armor MK III
- Iron Man Armor Model 11 MK II
- Avengers Quinjet
- Hawkeye's Bow
Synopsis for "Ashes to Ashes"
Rhodes scatters what he thinks are Tony's ashes. At a reception following the event Kathy Dare tries to apologize to him, but he angrily blames her for Tony's death and drives her away. Spymaster, Beetle, Blizzard and Blacklash sneak into Stark Enterprises using a news helicopter, then remotely crash it into the reception as a distraction, before attacking the facility in order to tap into Stark's computers to steal company secret files. Rhodes becomes Iron Man and battles the four villains, swiftly defeating them. However, four of the Avengers arrive on the scene and immediately assume that he is behind the attacks, as they are aware he cannot be Tony inside the armor.
Notes
- This issue contains a letters page "Printed Circuits". Letters are published from Aaron N. Babb, Ken Rosado, Eugene Canty, Matthew Walker, and Jason M. Stone.
- Happy is among the People at SE, the Woman next to him is blond, but it should be Pepper.